On my recent trip to SQLBits with subsequent visits to Dublin, Cologne, and Malmo (southern Sweden), I enjoyed a chance to meet several SQL Server MVPs, including Peter Larsson and Thomas Ivarsson. Among them, I enjoyed Johan Ahlen's article on Pulling Read More...

I first wrote about useful database maintenance scripts on my SQLBlog account way back in 2008. Hmmm - now that I think about it, I first wrote about my own useful database maintenance scripts in a journal called SQL Server Professional back in the mid-1990's Read More...

Brent Ozar ( blog | twitter ) and I did an interview with TechTarget’s Brendan Cournoyer at last summer's Tech-Ed, which as turned into a podcast titled “Cloud efforts advance, SQL Server evolves.” The podcast covers all the major trends at the conference Read More...

Dream Team Forms Around Azure If you're wondering whether to hedge your long-term bets on cloud computing, this should help you solidify your thinking. Microsoft has been building a dream team for Azure , including the patriarch of Windows (and father Read More...

Before I jump onto the Goals and Themeword meme started by my buddy, Thomas LaRock ( blog | twitter ), I decided I'd spend a few minutes looking back on both the year 2009. (From a personal standpoint, the 00's were my most difficult decade yet. Major Read More...

Brent Ozar and I had an interview with Jeff James over at SQL Server Magazine . The topic was virtualization, where Brent and I were able to riff extensively on the topic. I encourage you to take a look here . And if you haven't already checked it out, Read More...

Just in case you have too much time in your day, why don't you make sure that you're following all of the best blogs out there in the ether. This list is all of the SQL Server MVPs that I'm aware of. If you know of other worthy blogs, perhaps by non-MVPs, Read More...

Join me tomorrow, along with Quest Domain Expert Brent Ozar and SQL Server MVP Ron Talmage, for a roundtable discussion on SQL Server virtualization. We'll discuss a variety of issues that seem to come up constantly in the discussion forums - How are Read More...

We can all use a little help from our friends. That's why I'd like to direct your attention to a few articles written by friends whom I trust and find very credible. The first person I'd like to introduce you to is Denny Cherry. Denny is a senior DBA Read More...